Shooting — Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Open (discontinued)

Times held	4
Total participants	164
Total countries	54

Participants

Year	Event	Status	Participants	NOCs
1968	Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Open	Olympic	62	35
1972	Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Open	Olympic	69	40
1976	Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Open	Olympic	57	34
1980	Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Open	Olympic	39	21

Medal winners

Year	Gold		Silver		Bronze
1968	Bernd Klingner	FRG	John Writer	USA	Vitaly Parkhimovich	URS
1972	John Writer	USA	Lanny Bassham	USA	Werner Lippoldt	GDR
1976	Lanny Bassham	USA	Margaret Murdock	USA	Werner Seibold	FRG
1980	Viktor Vlasov	URS	Bernd Hartstein	GDR	Sven Johansson	SWE

Medals by country

NOC		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
United States	USA	2	3	0	5
Soviet Union	URS	1	0	1	2
West Germany	FRG	1	0	1	2
East Germany	GDR	0	1	1	2
Sweden	SWE	0	0	1	1

Top medallists

Athlete	Nat	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Lanny Bassham	USA	1	1	0	2
John Writer	USA	1	1	0	2
Bernd Klingner	GER FRG	1	0	0	1
Viktor Vlasov	RUS URS	1	0	0	1
Bernd Hartstein	GDR	0	1	0	1
Margaret Murdock	USA	0	1	0	1